Hi Susie, Denise, Stuart and Julie, Many thanks to you all for your answers ... and 1868 would be correct, it is a photo of Maria THOMAS, who was *born* in 1853. In the pic, she is a young woman in a long dress - but she has a round, babyish face, and after checking Lenore Frost's _Dating Family Photos 1850-1920) for hair and dress style, I guessed 1869/70. (So, 1868 is just fine) :-) > J Harvey, photographer, Gipps St, Belfast (Port Fairy) - 1868 > Cheers, Lesley (In sunny Melbourne)